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BBC Music Magazine - January 2018 Choices
27th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the January line-up, including new albums from Sabine Devieilhe, Nelson Goerner and early music vocal consort Alamire, plus an impressive debut disc from the Borusan Quartet.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2017
26th Dec 2017
Our Boxing Day boxes include portraits of Mariss Jansons, Maria Callas and Eileen Joyce, plus comprehensive anthologies of recorder and trumpet concertos.
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Barenboim plays Debussy and other forthcoming highlights
20th Dec 2017
The beginning of 2018 brings major new recordings from artists including Daniel Barenboim, Lisa Batiashvili, Murray Perahia and Sonya Yoncheva, as well as the traditional release of the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna (conducted this year by Riccardo Muti).
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2017
15th Dec 2017
Sibelius, Schubert, Beethoven, Christopher Tye and Elliott Carter feature among the editorial team's individual picks of 2017.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2017
11th Dec 2017
One of the great operatic triumphs of 2017 takes centre-stage as Recording of the Month, with honourable mentions for new albums from Marianne Crebassa, Rachel Podger and The King’s Singers.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 10
8th Dec 2017
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
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New Release Round-up - 8th December 2017
8th Dec 2017
Matthew Bourne's sensational ballet The Car Man (drawing on music from Bizet's opera) on DVD and Blu-ray, plus new recordings from artists including Joseph Moog, Philippe Herreweghe, and the Sacconi Quartet.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2017 Choices
4th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the Choices from the new festive issue, including a gorgeous seasonal album for Paul Hillier and The Theatre of Voices.
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New Release Round-up - 1st December 2017
1st Dec 2017
Including new albums from Masaaki Suzuki, Daniel Müller-Schott, the Sacconi Quartet, and Kent Nagano.
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Grammy Nominations 2018
29th Nov 2017
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed yesterday - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the eight classical categories.
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Diapason d'Or 2017
27th Nov 2017
Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed last week at a ceremony in Paris which was broadcast live on France Musique.
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New Release Round-up - 24th November 2017
24th Nov 2017
This week's highlights include new productions of Le nozze di Figaro and Der fliegende Holländer, plus two early celebrations of next year's Bernstein centenary.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 100
23rd Nov 2017
The first meeting of the Presto awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2017
21st Nov 2017
This month's stand-out heavyweights include comprehensive tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Pavarotti and Herbert von Karajan.
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New Release Round-up - 10th November 2017
10th Nov 2017
Today’s stand-out releases include new recordings from Fretwork, Sabine Devieilhe, Accademia Bizantina, and Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
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New features added to the Presto website
8th Nov 2017
Chris gives us an update on some of the great features and functionality added to the new site over the last few weeks.
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New Release Round-up - 3rd November 2017
3rd Nov 2017
Today's outstanding new releases include a starry account of Schubert's Trout Quintet, an ethereal new opera by Kaija Saariaho, and a trilogy of spring-inspired works from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2017 Choices
1st Nov 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a remarkable twentieth-century triptych from the multi-tasking Barbara Hannigan.
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ECHO Klassik Awards 2017
29th Oct 2017
Chris rounds up this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' winners, which are being presented this evening at the Elbphilharmonie concert-hall in Hamburg.
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Schallplattenkritik Awards 2017
26th Oct 2017
Details of the German Record Critics’ Annual Awards were announced yesterday - read on for the jury's observations on the classical winners.
